09/22/04 - 09/26/04

When I picked Shara up from daycare Friday, they told me not to worry if I see that she has orange feet. They had done foot paintings in Autumn colors! We'll be posting it here soon.

Had a nice drive out to bubbe's for Yom Kippur. Shara was the bell of the ball at shul. Mommy had to walk around with her - we went at her usual nap time, so I think that's why she was fussy. Even so, her fussy isn't that bad. Shara had her first visit to Gershon's and met Tony. I'm sure she'll visit many more times, since it's becoming one of the only foods we really miss not getting around here. There are deli's, but none like Gershon's! We'll be posting pictures here soon. Just have to get them sorted and collect from Aunt Jill & Bubbe.

The way back gave mom & dad a lesson in timing. We learned that we shouldn't stop for lunch before going through the Berkshires if Shara's asleep. She started crying and after she stopped, Alan figured out that her ears had popped and they hurt. We now know that we have to give her a pacifier if she isn't already sleeping, but if she is, just keep driving!

She hasn't rolled over again, but we also haven't done a lot of tummy-time lately. It's tough when we only have a couple of hours a day with her, and much of that is feeding and changing, etc. Playtime is becoming quite limited.

09/21/04

3 months old today!

09/20/04

Just a quick note - Shara rolled over today! From tummy to back. Too bad daddy wasn't there to see, though it was rather anti-climatic. She was wiggling around and her Toodles duckie was under her, so I moved it and she went right over.

09/12/04 - 09/18/04

This was Shara's first full week at daycare and she seems to be getting as much attention as mommy hoped. All the teachers come to see the littlest baby! They've had a good time getting her to laugh and smile. They sing funny songs and she's even created her first masterpiece! Jenn from SAILS commented that it looks like the Very Hungry Caterpiller. I agree. One of the teachers said she was so cute. She painted with her little fists!

Her cold is getting better. It's running it's course. Her nose was runny this weekend, but she seems fine. We weighed her Saturday and our inaccurate scale puts her at 12lbs. She doesn't have another doctor's appointment until 4 months old, so we'll have to wait to get a real reading. She's happy and healthy, and now fitting nicely into her 3-6 month old clothes. Have to put some of her 0-3's away! We decided a few of the dresses will still fit next year, but reborn as shirts. I hate to get rid of some of them. She only wore them once or 2x, so being able to get more use out of them will be great!

09/07/04 - 09/11/04

Well Shara's fussiness was due to her getting her first cold. A couple days at daycare and already sick. It's certainly good practice for mom and dad, because we've sucked her nose, put in her saline drops, etc. She doesn't seem too bothered by it - still keeps smiling away!, and the doctor told us there's really nothing more we can do.

Dad's been having a good time with Shara during tummytime. She's so close to rolling over that we agreed not to do tummytime without each other present. She lifts her head and shoulders off the floor and stays there for a while looking around. She's also talking more and having a good time at "school". She listens to music and stories, plays in the swing and on their bouncy seat. On Wednesday, she had to borrow one of their outfits, since she went through both of hers . Mom's getting better at organizing the bottles. We're having the first bottle be from our freezer stash, the second and third bottle are what mommy pumped at work the day before. If she doesn't drink the third bottle, it turns into the second for the next day. Anything leftover from pumping goes back into the freezer. With what we have in the freezer, even if I decide to stop pumping when Shara's six months old, we'd be able to go easily with just breast milk until she's 9 months.

So we've all been doing really well. We have a good routine going - fixing lunches, coffee, restocking items, and bottles the night before. Shara usually goes to sleep at about 9pm or 9:30pm, wakes at about 5:30am or 6am. If she doesn't wake by 6:15am, mom wakes her up to eat her first breakfast. She's been staying up after her first breakfast and mom gets her ready for school. Then we finish mom's coffee & breakfast and Shara watches mom exercize. We then get mom showered and dressed and have a second breakfast, do a fast burp and head out the door.

09/06/04

Shara woke up last night at 10:30pm and 3:30am. Both times she had a cry much different from her hungry cry. We think she had a tummy ache, but who knows. Mommy "griped" her and she went back to bed, not to wake until 6am for her morning feeding.

09/05/04

Wondering if Shara's going through her 12 week growth spurt. She did eat a lot today, didn't nap at all and was a moody little baby! She would go from a smile and then a cry in seconds. Her Oma and Grandpa got to see a full range of emotions today! They came over for supper. Mommy made a wonderful Tandoori chicken. Shara finally went to bed at her usual 9:30pm.

09/04/04

This evening we met Kristin, Dave and Katie for supper at Chatta Box in Bridgewater. Unfortunately, Shara slept the whole time and wasn't able to show off her smiles and laughs. We also wanted her to smell the Thai food and look at all the people. Obviously she needed her sleep. Didn't take a nap all day and passed out at 5pm. Woke at 8:30pm to eat and then back to bed around 9pm! For the first time in a while, she woke up to eat at 1:30am.

09/03/04

Our first full day! She did great. Again, drank the bottles, and then mommy fed her at the center when she got there. Shara also took 2 pretty good naps - almost an hour in the morning and almost 2 hours in the afternoon. When mommy got there, Shara was playing with an activity gym (a-frame with toys hanging off that she bats around while laying under on her back). She looked like she was having a really good time.

09/02/04

Today was similar to yesterday. 1/2 day at daycare and 2 - 4oz bottles. This time she had a couple of catnaps, but nothing significant. Shara also listened to an animal story and watched the big kids.

09/01/04

Shara started her first day at daycare. It was a half day, for her and mommy. No one cried (until they got home, then mommy got weepy again) and she drank 2 - 4oz. bottles without any problem! She was also too busy looking around to take a good nap. On the way home, we stopped at Toys 'R Us and Shara got a mirror for her crib, so she could have her friend with her at daycare. Apparently she doesn't like her crib. Maybe this will get her to relax and get a nap or 2 in.